Erlau Outdoor furniture
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Thanks to its hardness and robustness, bamboo outdoor furniture is a very suitable sustainable alternative to tropical hardwood and other materials.
Outdoor furniture forms an important part of the public space. The style and material used determines the appearance and quality of the furniture. Architects and manufacturers therefore consciously choose materials that fit the space and have a long life span. Bamboo is a durable, natural material that is very suitable for use in outdoor furniture.
Bamboo offers several advantages over other materials in the application as outdoor furniture:
Street furniture with wood or bamboo is on the rise after years of steel and concrete have dominated the streets. Bamboo X-treme® furniture beams are preserved due to the Thermo-Density (thermal treatment and compression) production process. The beams are finished with Sikkens Cetol and can be supplied as standard product in various dimensions or custom-made. Bamboo X-treme® greys naturally and is extremely stable, which means that the beams remain nice and straight. Among the technical properties of Bamboo X-treme® beams, the hardness and the robustness, resulting in fire class B-s1-d0, use class 4 (EN 335) and durability class 1 (EN 350 tested according to CEN/TS 15083-2) are particularly appreciated.
Bamboo X-treme® is the most widely used exterior material in bamboo. More than 10 years after its introduction as decking board, the material has proven to be very durable and easy to maintain. Due to the Thermo-Density® production process, bamboo boards are preserved. Thanks to their smooth surface, the boards are also suitable for use as furniture. An example of furniture made of Bamboo X-treme® decking boards can be found on the roof terrace of Expo Porte de Versailles Hall 7 in Paris, the largest congress hall in Europe.
The Erlau brand stands for intelligent solutions for public spaces that meet the highest demands in terms of aesthetics and design, comfort and flexibility, resistance to vandalism and durability. Erlau outdoor furniture pieces are technically and aesthetically mature, of the highest quality and “Made in Germany”. Since 2016, Erlau has been working with MOSO to introduce bamboo as an alternative to tropical hardwood and non-renewable materials. When choosing bamboo, Erlau did not take it lightly. The range of bamboo furniture is increasingly appreciated and extended.
Bamboo is still a less used material for the production of street furniture. The reason for this is that, for a long time, there were no high-quality bamboo beams for outdoor applications. MOSO® has stimulated the development of this material and proves, not only with the necessary test results, but also with convincing reference projects that bamboo has now become a serious sustainable alternative to wood and other outdoor materials.
We like to inspire you with reference projects all over the world:
Erlau is a leading manufacturer of outdoor furniture. The company originated from...
Bamboo decking in an inner garden in Change= Youth housing in Amsterdam,...
Sustainable MOSO® Bamboo X-treme decking and furniture is installed at Paris Expo...
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Michael van Houten
Area Sales Manager MOSO International BV, the Netherlands
